Posted by Lieutenant Ben Hudson (Chief Medical Officer) in Medical Check-ups (Tag CMO)

Posted by Commander Shedda Mal’athar (Executive Officer) in Medical Check-ups (Tag CMO)
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“My physical state is much the same as my last physical. Though lately I have experienced some fatigue. Most likely from the prolonged disruption of my normal sleep cycle.” She turned to Hudson, “That is to say that I have not been able to take what humans call ‘naps’ that are a necessary part of my physiology.”

Mal’athar, XO

Taking a moment to process the information, Ben nodded understandingly, his brow furrowing slightly with concern. “Hmmm. We probably should try to find out what’s going on. If you’re not able to get the sleep you need, that will start to impact on your health.” He looked back at the medical scanner, comparing her current data to her last physical.

“Can you tell me when you started struggling to take naps?” he asked.

Lt Hudson
CMO

Shedda looked confused a moment and then grinned but managed to look apologetic at the same time. “Oh, I’m sorry doctor. I’m not having trouble sleeping or getting to sleep. I’m just busy and not able to.” Deeper scans would show the chlorophyll in her epidermal layers were not functioning as efficiently as they had at her last scan.

Mal’athar, XO

“One could class that as trouble sleeping.” he said, with a slight grin. “Although I appreciate that sticking to a shift roster does not make it easy to achieve the necessary amount of sleep.” he said, tapping away on a PADD as he read the scan results.

Shedda laughed, “I suppose that is a type of trouble. It hasn’t really been too much of a problem, we’ve just been extra busy the past couple of weeks. And I’m a bit stubborn. I have a hard time leaving work unfinished.”

“Hmmm.” he mused. “Your chlorophyll levels are lower than your previous scan. I’m assuming that the disrupted sleep pattern is may be the cause of that, so I would recommend taking a few days to catch up on your sleep. I am more than happy to advise the Captain that you will be restricted to light duties at times of your choosing, to avoid you getting pulled into the roster.”

“Alternatively, I would recommend a high dose of UV rays, but that may not treat the underlying problem.”

Lt Hudson
CMO

“Actually that makes sense. I use my Sunrise lamp when I’m sleeping. It is used to provide an Orion with high concentrated UV rays when not planetside. Mine is actually built into my bed. They are hard to procure off of Orion. I will have to see if I can obtain another for my office.” Shedda’s father was going to bring an extra for Maava when he brought her, but that wouldn’t be happening now. Perhaps he could still send the other one. “I will make it a point to spend some extra time with the lamp. Hopefully, that should treat the underlying problems with my chlorophyll levels.”

Mal’athar, XO